Articles tagged “government”

Supporters of the contract believe its initiatives will succeed at improving employee morale and behavior, while critics think it will insulate its bloated workforce and impact security operations.

Transportatation advocates are rightfully concerned that DeMint is better at ripping things apart than crafting a travel and transportation policy for the future.

Amtrak’s political and legal obligations keep it running the revenue-draining long-haul routes in the Midwest where food service is only one factor contributing to major losses for the company.

The government backpedaled from the aviation minister’s enthusiastic support for the aviation association’s future findings by clarifying it was supportive of the process, not necessarily the verdict.

Foreign visitors account for 27% of tourism spending in D.C. and hotels have taken notice, but they must find a balance between sharing the American culture and supplying visitors with comforts of home.

There may be corruption to go around, but with most of Nigeria's major airlines grounding their planes either by choice or by order, the aviation sector is obviously in disarray at every level.

A long delay at the border crossing for arriving passengers is the worst way to welcome both residents and visitors to your country. Although times improved ever so slightly this year, CBP should look to greater flexibility among its staff to deal with traffic surges.

It's actually quite common for commercial cruise ships to be on call for a country's military needs, and they are primary used for for transporting troops.

GSA is just trying to stop the bleeding that comes from federal employees' travel costs at this point and plans on using the next year to find better long-term solutions.

Congress needs to step up their bipartisan negotiations before January's budget cuts, which could lead to thousands of lost jobs, closed air traffic control towers, TSA layoffs, and decreased passenger capacity.